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Proverbs 17:12-27

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12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, Even they both are abomination to the Lord.
16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool To get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17A friend loveth at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
18A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his friend.
19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: And he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: And the father of a fool hath no joy.
22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: But a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom To pervert the ways of judgment.
24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
26Also to punish the just is not good, Nor to strike princes for equity.
27He that hath knowledge spareth his words: And a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

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